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by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905)

Komm, Nachtigall, schwing dich hernieder
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Komm, Nachtigall, schwing dich hernieder
Zum Garten im blühenden Hag,
Komm, liebliche Sängerin, wieder,
Sing deine melodischen Lieder
Hinüber dem scheidenden Tag.

Noch schweigst du, was willst du verschweigen?
Die Fülle so sehnlicher Qual?
So lange nicht willst du dich zeigen,
So lang nicht in blühenden Zweigen
Das Mondlicht leuchtet im Tal.

Von heiligen Strahlen umfangen,
In glühenden Wonnen erwacht,
Lobsingst du mit süßem Erbangen
Das schüchterne Liebesverlangen,
Du himmlische Stimme der Nacht.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), "Nachtigall", appears in Jahreszeiten [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Komm Nachtigall", op. 30 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor (oder vier Solostimmen)) no. 5, published 1878 [ mixed chorus or vocal quartet a cappella ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Nachtigall", op. 25 (Vier Gesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 2, published 1877 [ SATB chorus ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-10
Line count: 15
Word count: 73

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